RAIMENT in a Sentence
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16 example sentences for RAIMENT, such as:
1. When the flame arose it revealed a young man in tight raiment, and red from top to toe.
2. A person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colours has more or less an anomalous look.
3. But she was uncomfortable in the presence of the amused stares which Mrs. Flickerbaugh's raiment drew.
4. And now all the army was advancing on the open plain, rich in horses, rich in raiment of broidered gold.
5. The daughters of the old man of the sea stood round you weeping bitterly, and clothed you in immortal raiment.
2. A person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colours has more or less an anomalous look.
3. But she was uncomfortable in the presence of the amused stares which Mrs. Flickerbaugh's raiment drew.
4. And now all the army was advancing on the open plain, rich in horses, rich in raiment of broidered gold.
5. The daughters of the old man of the sea stood round you weeping bitterly, and clothed you in immortal raiment.
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Meanings and Examples of RAIMENT
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raiment
n. clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
Classic Sentence:
1 Speaking she turned away, and her neck shone roseate, her immortal tresses breathed the fragrance of deity; her raiment fell flowing down to her feet, and the godhead was manifest in her tread.
2 Hither from all quarters is flung in masses the treasure of Troy torn from burning shrines, tables of the gods, bowls of solid gold, and raiment of the captives.
3 Charon, the dread ferryman, guards these flowing streams, ragged and awful, his chin covered with untrimmed masses of hoary hair, and his glassy eyes aflame; his soiled raiment hangs knotted from his shoulders.
4 And now all the army was advancing on the open plain, rich in horses, rich in raiment of broidered gold.
5 Yours is embroidered raiment of saffron and shining sea-purple.
6 All hearts sink; Latinus goes with torn raiment, in dismay at his wife's doom and his city's downfall, defiling his hoary hair with soilure of sprinkled dust.
7 Here the Graces bathed her, and anointed her with oil of ambrosia such as the immortal gods make use of, and they clothed her in raiment of the most enchanting beauty.
8 They took me over the sea while I was fast asleep, and landed me in Ithaca, after giving me many presents in bronze, gold, and raiment.
9 The daughters of the old man of the sea stood round you weeping bitterly, and clothed you in immortal raiment.
10 But she was uncomfortable in the presence of the amused stares which Mrs. Flickerbaugh's raiment drew.
11 They seemed clad in the skins of beasts, so torn and bepatched the raiment that had survived nearly four years of cruising.
12 My young women have done enough," he said: "the spirit of the pale face has no need of food or raiment, their gifts being according to the heaven of their color.
13 A person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colours has more or less an anomalous look.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 1 A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 1 A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression
14 When the flame arose it revealed a young man in tight raiment, and red from top to toe.
15 It seemed to him that in exquisite raiment, and to the delicate sound of flutes, the sins of the world were passing in dumb show before him.
Example Sentence:
1 "How can I go to the ball?" asked Cinderella. "I have no raiment fit to wear.".